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09:05 AM, Thursday, March 27 2014 | 1226 views | 0 | 22 | |

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala, — Alex Mahlik finished runner-up with a final-round 72 (E) and a tournament score of 219 (+3) as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys golf team took third in the Jim Bishop Toyota Classic on Tuesday.

The Wonder Boys earned their fourth top-three finish in their last five events after firing a team-score of 915 (+51). Missouri-St. Louis just edged the Wonder Boys for second place with a 914 (50) while host school North Alabama won the tournament with a 910 (+46).

Mahlik tied for his best finish in a tournament this year after finishing second at the Great American Conference Preview earlier this season. Trent Alexander of North Alabama took individual medalist by one stroke over Mahlik.

Senior Rowdy Garrett grabbed his second top-five finish of the season as he tied for fourth with a final-round 77 (+5) and tournament score of 225 (+9). Brian Belz tied for 37th with a final-round 77 (+5) and a tournament score of 237 (+21), Austin Smith improved two strokes on his second round for a third-round score of 81 (+9) and a tournament score of 242 (+26) to tie for 55th, and Jason Purdy finished with an 89 (+17) and a tournament score of 243 (+27) to tie for 59th.

Tech will play again on Sunday in the First Federal Bank Invitational in Mountain Home.